William B. Thorne

Teaching

44 semester-long courses of my own design at NYU, Brooklyn College, Baruch College, Hunter College, and Lehman College, through Fall 2026.

Courses taught include introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics, urban economics, industrial organization, intermediate microeconomics at the graduate and undergraduate level, mathematics for economists, and labor economics.

Student evaluations: instructor items averaged 4.34 of 5 across 25 Brooklyn College sections (2017–2024), with 87% of ratings Excellent or Good and 85% of students likely to recommend the instructor, and 4.28 of 5 across 6 NYU sections (2024–2026). Full tabulated summaries are available on request.

Honors

Courses by institution

Adjunct Lecturer, Liberal Studies, New York UniversityAugust 2024 – Present

Adjunct Lecturer, Brooklyn College, CUNYAugust 2017 – June 2024

Teaching Assistant, Barnard CollegeAugust 2018 – December 2021

Adjunct Lecturer, Baruch College, CUNYJanuary 2019 – May 2020

Adjunct Lecturer, Lehman College, CUNYJanuary – December 2025

Teaching Assistant, Hunter College, CUNYSeptember – December 2016